REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AT MILIMANI LAW COURTS JUDICIAL REVIEW DIVISION JUDICIAL REVIEW NO. 218 OF 2013 BETWEEN REPUBLIC...........................................................................................APPLICANT AND THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION ............................................1ST RESPONDENT THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE (TNA) PARTY.....................2ND RESPONDENT THE SPEAKER NYANDARUA COUNTY ASSEMBLY.................................3RD RESPONDENT MOSES MWICIGI...................................................................4TH RESPONDENT JOYCE NYAMBURA NGANGA..........................................5TH RESPONDENT DAVID MWANGI NDIRANGU............................................6TH RESPONDENT ANN WAITHIRA KINERO................................................7TH RESPONDENT MARGARET WAMUYU.........................................................8TH RESPONDENT MONICA WAMUYU...............................................................9TH RESPONDENT REBECCA NYANGATI......................................................10TH RESPONDENT NANCY WAMBUI.................................................................11TH RESPONDENT BETH WAHITO.................................................................12TH RESPONDENT
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DORCAS NYAMBURA......................................................13TH RESPONDENT PATRICIA WANJUGU......................................................14TH RESPONDENT TIZIANA WANJIRU.............................................................15TH RESPONDENT JANE MUTHONI.................................................................16TH RESPONDENT REHAB WANJEHIAH.......................................................17TH RESPONDENT MIRIAM WAHURA...............................................................18TH RESPONDENT EXPARTE LYDIAH NYAGUTHII GITHENDU JUDGMENT 1. The Notice of Motion dated 3rd July 2013 seeks an order of certiorari to quash the decision of IEBC Dispute Resolution Committee in relation to The National Alliance Party (TNA) party list for Nyandarua County. The applicant claims that the list does not conform to the provisions of Article 90(2)(b) and 177(1)(b) and (c) of the Constitution. 2. The ex-parte applicant filed Complaint No. 2541/2013 before the Committee. In its decision of 7th June 2013, it stated that, “the issue is whether the published TNA list has errors and repetitions. Whether some of those listed as Youth and Persons with Disabilities qualify to be in this category. Whether David Mwangi Ndirangu and Ann Waithira Kionero qualify in this category. Whether the issue of regional balance is requirement of the law in a county. Whether party nomination fees should be refunded.” The Committee concluded that the matter had been adjudicated upon as it was dismissed in its decision of 4 th May 2013 and is res judicata and no further evidence adduced to prove the allegations. 3. We have considered the depositions and the decision of the Committee. In our view the matter raised concerns the party list submitted by TNA and as such the matter is a party matter. We find no basis to interfere with the decision of the Committee. 4. The application is dismissed. DATED and DELIVERED at NAIROBI this 12th July 2013 MUMBI NGUGI D.S. MAJANJA W. K. KORIR JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE
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